“You can’t underestimate anyone.”

No one likes getting their nails done more than I do.

I feel like I’m really young and I’m only thinking about my career and continuing playing.

I don’t like to lose-at anything… Yet I’ve grown most not from victories, but setbacks. If winning is God’s reward, then losing is how he teaches us.

I never thought about leaving a tennis legacy. I always thought about leaving a legacy of fulfillment, living out your dreams, and giving back.

I’m an athlete and I’m black, and a lot of black athletes go broke. I do not want to become a statistic, so maybe I overcompensate. But I’m paranoid. Oprah told me a long time ago, ‘You sign every check. Never let anyone sign any checks.’

My goal in a couple of years is to try to build a successful fashion house like Armani or Versace. I want that more than anything.

When you lose, you get up, you make it better, you TRY AGAIN.

You can be whatever size you are, and you can be beautiful both inside and out. We’re always told what’s beautiful and what’s not, and that’s not right.

My smile is my favorite part of my body. I think a smile can make your whole body.

Luck has nothing to do with it.

I’ve never felt invincible. I’ve never used that word to describe me ever.

I think my father is probably the best coach ever because, if we talk about numbers, he’s got a lot and he’s only had two players.

I’m not used to crying. It’s a little difficult. All my life I’ve had to fight. It’s just another fight I’m going to have to learn how to win, that’s all. I’m just going to have to keep smiling.

I always say that when I’m playing well, no one can beat me. I’m not just saying that to sound full of myself or anything, but it’s true.

With my website, I’m really interactive. I’ve written a lot of things about me.

How many people yell at linespeople? I see it happening all the time. I don’t know how many times I have seen that happen.

Each one of us matters, has a role to play, and makes a difference. Each one of us must take responsibility for our own lives, and above all, show respect and love for living things around us, especially each other.

Realize how good you really are.

A wise man is a greater asset to a nation than a king.

Thousands of people who say they ‘love’ animals sit down once or twice a day to enjoy the flesh of creatures who have been utterly deprived of everything that could make their lives worth living and who endured the awful suffering and the terrors of the abattoirs

You have to go wholeheartedly into anything in order to achieve anything worth having.

I was in constant demand, in my professional life and my personal life.

I worry so much. Like, ‘Damn, how can I be excellent?’ But it’s a journey.

Don’t worry when you are not recognized but strive to be worthy of recognition.